New Report Shows How Indigenous-Led Approach in Peruvian Amazon Accelerates Legal Recognition of Indigenous Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Indigenous-led model in Peru’s Loreto region reduces timelines and strengthens coordination across the land titling process. Lima, Peru / New York, U.S., June 15, 2026 — A new report from Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) and the Inter-Ethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (AIDESEP) finds that an Indigenous-led, collaborative approach […]
Securing the Amazon: Indigenous Land Tenure and Forest Protection in Peru
Securing Indigenous peoples’ land rights is one of the most cost-effective ways to protect forests, but the process is often long and risky. In Peru’s Amazon, an Indigenous-led initiative is changing that. A new report unpacks what’s driving its success.
After years of caring for their forests, recognition arrives for the communities of Petén, Guatemala
The experience of Guatecarbon shows how organized communities can defend their rights, influence national policy, and ensure that payments for protecting forests reach those doing the work.
How Indigenous Women in Guyana’s North Pakaraimas Are Organizing for Change
Indigenous women are charting a path toward stronger leadership and gender representation in their communities—an approach reflected in Rainforest Foundation US’s new Gender and Social Inclusion Strategy.
Yanomami Territory Three Years After the Crisis: What Has Changed and What Leaders Still Demand
In early 2023, shortly after taking office, Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared a public health emergency in Yanomami territory, the largest Indigenous territory in the country. Years of illegal mining, environmental destruction, and institutional neglect under the previous administration of Jair Bolsonaro had culminated in a devastating humanitarian crisis. Images of malnourished […]
No Forests = No Future: A Call to Support Indigenous Defenders on the Frontlines
As we near the end of 2025, an urgent truth continues to drive our work: Without tropical forests, we have no future. Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) has long supported Indigenous partners across the Amazon basin and Central America’s rainforests. It has been proven time again that Indigenous peoples are the most impactful defenders of rainforests […]
The Amazon Spoke. Did World Leaders at COP30 Listen?
More than 50,000 people marched in the “Great People’s March” during COP30, calling for an end to violence against land defenders, a halt to environmental destruction, and a global phaseout of fossil-fuels.
Mutirão: Brazil’s Indigenous answer to the climate crisis (Published by DW News)
Amazon Flotilla: Indigenous Peoples Must be at the Center of COP30 Climate Negotiations
An extraordinary journey along the Amazon River just took place. The Yaku Mama Flotilla traveled over 1,800 miles from the Andes in Ecuador to Belém, Brazil, the host city of the next United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). This is the first time in history that the COP will take place in the Amazon. Onboard […]
Direct Access for Indigenous Peoples Is Key to the Effectiveness of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, 7 November 2025– The Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) was officially launched yesterday during the COP30 Leaders Summit in Belém, Brazil. The TFFF is an ambitious proposal from the Brazilian government to establish a lasting financial mechanism for forest protection. Following Brazil’s initial contribution, Portugal and Norway have announced their […]
